Ubud, Bali

We had our first glimpses of rice paddies as we travelled towards Ubud.  What a beautiful town. Stone carved entrances to guest houses, ornate temples on every street, art galleries everywhere.  We climbed up off the dusty cobbled streets in search if some lunch and stumbled into the most picturesque restaurant overlooking a large rice field.  We bargained for a "bungalow" nestled in the valley with only the roosters and frogs to wake us.  Had our first scooter ride with a local showing us around accommodation.

Ubud's main attraction is the Mandala Wisata Wenara Wana (Sacred Monkey Forest Sanctuary) where we got up close and personal with the local Macaque troupes.  Here the monkeys roam freely through the temples and forrest grounds, hassling tourists for food.

Well worth the 10km uphill cycle were the rice terraces of Tegallalang Village, reputedly the most scenic in Bali.  

Next stop... Nusa Lembongan!